Reggae’s Steel Pulse still beating strong

David Hinds, founder of the Grammy Award winning reggae band Steel Pulse, spoke recently with The Chronicle’s Shelah Moody about the origins of one of the band’s most popular songs, “Raid I Blues.”

After 30 years, the band is still selling out concerts around the world and are scheduled to perform Friday, Aug. 22, at the San Francisco Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park.

Also on the podcast is Una Morgan, lead singer of the Jamaican reggae band Morgan Heritage, which this year recorded a remix of “Raid I Blues” called “Raid I Roots Dance.” Morgan gives her take on Steel Pulse’s impact on the younger generation of singers and musicians.

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